ABOUT HIWASSEE
Hiwassee is regional civic work rooted in Bradley County and Polk County, with a wider eye on the lands, rivers, communities, and institutions tied to this corner of Southeast Tennessee.
WHAT IT IS
Hiwassee exists to document, interpret, and eventually publish serious work about this place: its growth, its stewardship, its institutions, and the quality of life of the people who live here.
It is meant to be locally loyal, regionally aware, and serious about standards. The project should feel useful to the place it belongs to, not ornamental.
WHAT IT IS NOT
It is not a campaign page, a personality brand, a local-lifestyle gloss, or a stream of generic regional commentary.
It should be measured, place-rooted, and worth reading when it has something to say.
WORKING IDEA
That is the standard underneath Hiwassee, even while the larger body of work is still taking shape.
JOSHUA D. GOODE
Joshua D. Goode is a Southeast Tennessean shaped by firsthand poverty, nature, agriculture, advanced technology, and public policy & administration, and writes from the belief that a region should be both well-led and well-kept through good stewardship.
Hiwassee is not meant to revolve around one person, but it is grounded in lived familiarity with this place and a serious concern for what becomes of it.